100% is a red can’t understand VAR overturning that.
What's the amount of contact got to do with it? It's down to luck there wasn't more contact.
However his weight was going backwards, no force in the challenge. Good example of why buzz words like 'studs up', 'straight leg' need to be properly interpreted not just used as tick boxes
Think so, though it wasn't a completely "studs up" contact. Watching it again on MOTD the ref's view may have been obscured by an Arsenal player, as he didn't get a card out straight away, so the AR or 4O probably advised him. Smith Rowe having both feet off the ground at one point made it look worse than it actually was.Was there even contact? The replays shown aren't very clear as to whether there was or not.
He tried to nick it away from the player while off balance, so no force or anything to make it worthy of a red.
Can see why ref gave red, he was miles away and heard him scream.
This challenge is being praised for it being downgraded to yellow, because Longstaff was a split second slower, when Dasilva during the week had possession of the ball, tried to do a bit of skill and at the same time slipped and made contact with Hojbjerg (it was bad) and got a red card with every slamming Dasilva for a dangerous challenge.My reaction on first viewing was red because it looked like he had jumped into the challenge with two feet, took one replay to show that the tackle was nowhere near as bad as I had first thought! Clearly not excessive force or endangering the opponent's safety.
Both challenges for me and massively different.This challenge is being praised for it being downgraded to yellow, because Longstaff was a split second slower, when Dasilva during the week had possession of the ball, tried to do a bit of skill and at the same time slipped and made contact with Hojbjerg (it was bad) and got a red card with every slamming Dasilva for a dangerous challenge.
Dasilva slips, makes contact and its dangerous.
Smith-Rowe overhits his control, falls back and at one point both feet of the floor trying to rescue the ball clips Longstaff.
Only Longstaff will know the actual contact and the pain it caused but I can't see any difference in these two.
Smith-Rowe lets the ball go and reacts to try keep it by overstretching, both feet of the floor whilst trying to swipe the ball (has no control of his body at this point) and catching Longstaff. Dasilva successfully flicked the ball away from Hojbjerg, slips and catches him. One is a yellow, one is a red?
Can definitely tell refereeing decisions are subjective and no two refs will seemingly agree on decisions.
For the record, I'd have stuck with red for Smith-Rowe.
It was a PK. Nobody knows what C&O has to do with it anymore. Just random as to whether VAR gets involved. Given that VAR re-referees most things, I expected CK to be 'sent' to the monitor. Subjectivity will undermine VAR until the Sun engulfs the EarthI with you on the penalty shout. No idea why it wasn’t given.
So because Longstaff was a split second later, its fine? And I disagree with it being studs down.Both challenges for me and massively different.
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Full studs contact to shin.
ESWs tackle has studs down to the ground and the side of his foot barely touches the Newcastle player. Can’t get a good photo of it to compare. Never a red for me
Telephoto lens from 80m away - you can't tell from that what contact was made if any.So because Longstaff was a split second later, its fine? And I disagree with it being studs down.
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